Kurdish Pershmerga fighters sprinted through heavy gunfire during the offensive to reclaim Mosul, Islamic States last major stronghold in Iraq. Armed Forces said on 18 October that they had liberated some 20 villages on the outskirts of Mosul in just 24 hours.Oct 18, 2016

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump addressed some of the sexual assault allegations against him during a rally in North Carolina. Trump questioned why People Magazine reporter Natasha Stoynoff did not publish her allegation in 2005 when she said it happened.Oct 18, 2016

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump addressed some of the sexual assault allegations against him during a rally in North Carolina. Trump questioned why People Magazine reporter Natasha Stoynoff did not publish her allegation in 2005 when she said it happened.Oct 18, 2016

This poignant video of Gatot, a baby orangutan, shows how traumatic it is for apes to be separated from their mothers as he cries on his first day of baby school at a rehabilitation centre in western Borneo.Oct 18, 2016